HUMAN again for Skul-man, you can pick a age for Val, :)

"You do love him!" Tanith Low squeeled as Valkyrie's head thumped against the coffee table in the middle off the living room for the 23rd time.

"I do not love Skulduggery!" She yelled at her friend.

Tanith picked up her phone. "I think I have his number on here somewhere..."

"You do that," Valkyrie said, picking up her own phone, "I'll call Ghastly"

Tanith looked up and her eyes narrowed. "You wouldn't dare"

"Wouldn't I?" Valkyrie said as she slid her phone, so the screen came to life.

There was a knock at the door and the girls bolted, Tanith shoved Valkyrie away and opened the door.

"Hey Skul!" Tanith said and Valkyrie cursed.

Skulduggery walked in, "You okay?" He asked Valkyrie and hugged her.

"Yeah" She said, hugging him back and sticking two fingures up at Tanith who gave her a thumbs up.

Skulduggery walked towards the living room door. "What?" he asked, looking back at them. His tone slightly husky.

"Apsolutly nothing." Tanith said.

"Oh, I'm sure." Skulduggery said sarcasticly.

"Nothing is going on" Valkyrie growled.

"Your a bad lair." He told her as he opened the door. They all sat down and Skulduggery put his feet up on one end of the sofa, He put his left arm behind his head with one boot firmly planted in the middle of the sofa, He picked up the book Which Tanith had been reading before arguing with Valkyrie about boys.

Tanith elbowed Valkyrie. who turned to glare, "Shut the HELL UP!" Valkyrie screamed at her, Skulduggery looked up from the book at her with a arched eyebrow.

"I ask again," His voice husky, "What?"

"Nothing" Valkyrie hissed again.

"Right" Skuldugery said returning to his book with a smirk on his face.

"You have to admit though that was pretty hot pos-" Tanith started.

"SHUT UP!" Valkyrie screamed again and Skulduggery looked up again meeting Valkyrie's eyes.

"What is going on?"

"Nothing" She said, Getting up to go into the kitchen to make a cup of coffee.

"You keep on saying that" Skulduggery said, a grin on his face.

Valkyrie stormed out into the kitchen, she took 3 cups out of the coboard and added the sugar.

She heard footsteps behind her and arms wrapped around her waist.

"Can i have a little more sugar please?" Skulduggery asked, his voice quiet and his tone husky as he murmured into her ear.

Valkyrie's heart had speed up in her chest and the voice in her head was screaming. She took another spoon full of sugar and placed in in Skulduggery's cup. He took his arms away from her waist and moved to the fruit bowl, he took out a red apple and took a bite.

She watched him out of the corner of her eye lean agaist the table, His eyes fixed on her.

The kettle clicked and she picked it up, filled the cups and took the milk out of the fridge.

"What did you and Tanith argue about then?" Skulduggery asked and she turned to look at him. The milk still in her hand.

"What did she tell you?" She asked, suspision in her voice.

"Only that her and you argued over something, I had asked what, But she said ask you"

"Mmm..." Valkyrie said as she turned, she finished the cups of tea, She heard the crunch of Skulduggery's teeth on the apple.

She picked up two cups and looked up as a arm reached around her and took the third one.

"Thanks.." She said awkwardly and wandered into the living room.

Tanith took her drink from Valkyrie and flashed her a grin.

"Do you want me to call-" Valkyrie hissed quietly.

"Do you want me to tell the man?" Tanith cut in.

Valkyrie slumped into her seat. Skulduggery sprawled out onto the sofa again. But this time he didn't read a book, He flashed a cocky grin as he bit into his apple again.

"Do we have a case yet?" Valkyrie asked, Trying to get off the subject.

"Not yet, though i'm pretty sure Ravel is busy on his throne and Ghastly is tied up at the moment." He said taking another bite of his apple.

"Why is He tied up?" Tanith suddenly asked and Skulduggery arched an eyebrow.

"He'll tell you sooner or later" He said with a smirk.

Someone knocked on the front door and Valkyrie leeped up. "MY TURN!" She yelled and bolted out with Tanith hot on her heels.

Valkyrie opened the door to Ghastly and it was Tanith's turn to curse.

"Come in" She said, smuggness all-over her face.

Ghastly looked at Tanith, "You okay?"

"Yes, just being annoyed by Valkyrie" She said.

Ghastly laughed and walked into the lving room, the girls sending glares at eachother as they followed him in.

"Oh, Look its Ghastly Bespoke." Skulduggery chanted. "Anything happened yet?" He asked grinning like a cat.

"Shut your face." Ghastly growled. "You sure have been dropping by" He awnsered back.

Skulduggery lost his grin.

Ghastly sat down. "So who's going first?" He asked. Tormenting Skulduggery.

Skulduggery picked up his book then looked puzzle at Tanith and Valkyrie.

"You tell him i'll bloody kill you! " Valkyrie roared.

"Don't you tell him either then!" Tanith roared back.

"Girls?" Ghastly asked.

Tanith clamped her hand over Valkyrie's mouth. "Don't worry, we are mearly talking about-"

"You!" Valkyrie yelled. She had managed to unclamp Tanith's hand from her mouth.

" Oh, you have blown it now" Tanith growled and Ghastly arched an eyebrow.

"Oh have I?" Valkyrie retorted.

"Skulduggery.." Tanith said, Strolling to the man on the sofa. Who looked up.

"You rat!" Valkyrie hissed.

Skulduggery looked at the girl. he moved his left leg so it was fixed on the sofa next to his right leg. His left arm still behind his head. "Is there something your not telling me Valkyrie?" he asked, his tone husky again.

"No, but there is something Tanith is not telling Ghastly" She growled.

Tanith pulled her friends arm so she came closer to Skulduggery.

Valkyrie twisted her arm out of Tanith's grip. "No."

"Tanith." Ghastly barked.

"What?" She said.

"Leave them alone."

Tanith folded her arms in a strop but did as she was told.

Valkyrie walked out of the room, She had had enough. Tanith went way to far this time. She walked up the stairs into her room and crashed onto the bed. She rolled onto her back and ran her hand through her hair.

Someone knocked on the bedroom door and when she didn't answer, They opened the door.

She rolled back onto her stomache, buring her head into the soft burgundy silk pillows.

Who ever it was sighed and sat on the bed, She felt it dip at their weight.

"Valkyrie," Came Skulduggery's voice. His hand on her back.

She didn't respond.

He sighed again, "Are you going to ignore me because of what Tanith said?"

She got up angrily but a pair of arms dragged her back. She struggled and ended up being pinned to the bed.

Skulduggery was ontop of her, looking strait into her eyes.

"Do you know what Ghastly ment by saying what he did?" He asked, his voice soft.

Valkyrie felt something in her stomache. "Uh...No...I do now. B-But before i didn't notice."

He took his hands away from her arms and put them next to her sholders.

"So...You never suspected that i had feelings for you?"

"Not for me. For someone else, yes. But not me."

"Why not you?"

Valkyrie bit her lip. "Because I thought you would have feelings for someone like China. Especially the way you danced with her.."

"Definately not her."

"I know. But someone as beautiful as her."

"I preffer someone like you" He said. "What kind of person do you like?"

She smiled and started playing with his collar. "Witty, Charming, Devilishly hansome, Humungous ego, Skilled elemental, Awesome..."

He grinned. "I know someone like that"

She tugged on his collar. "Will I like him?"

"I think you will. After all, he does like you" He murmured and kissed her, his lips soft and warm. He trailed his kisses down her neck and along her collar bone.

"Feels good, huh?" He murmured. "I have always been a good kisser. Like many other skills, But that is the skill I am really proud of"

"I was right," She breathed as he kissed her neck again. "Humungous ego."

"But you still love me" He grinned as he kissed her again.

xXx

And somewhere downstairs, Tanith Low was being kissed by Ghastly Bespoke.